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help!!! java.security.access controlException

 
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hi,
I am creating an applet using swing.I am working on linux.
In the code below , when I click on JComboBox CB1 and consequently call the dut.show() method I get the following exception
"java.security.AccessControlException access denied (java.io.FilePermission /home/ganesh/test/j2sdk_nb/bin read)
at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessControlContext java :line number)
and so on ....................."
I checked the directory for permissions and found them to be ok.
Please suggest a solution to overcome this issue.
regards,
ganesh.
public class HelloWorld2 extends JApplet implements ActionListener {

JFrame a = new JFrame("Deembed");
String data[] = { "trans" , "ind" , "kap" , "line" , "none"};

FileDialog open_file = new FileDialog(a, "-open" , FileDialog.LOAD);
FileDialog thr = new FileDialog(a, "-short - thru" , FileDialog.LOAD);
FileDialog dut = new FileDialog(a, "DUT" , FileDialog.LOAD);
JComboBox CB2 = new JComboBox();
public void init()
{
JComboBox CB1 = new JComboBox(data);

CB1.addActionListener(this);
CB2.addActionListener(this);

this.getContentPane().add(CB1);
this.getContentPane().add(CB2);
this.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

JComboBox cb = (JComboBox)e.getSource();
// String data1 = (String)cb.getSource();
System.out.println(cb.getSelectedItem());
//process : Add data to CB2
if(cb.getSelectedItem() == "ind" ) {
CB2.removeAllItems();
CB2.addItem("-ind");
CB2.addItem("none");

dut.show();
}
else if (cb.getSelectedItem() == "kap"){
CB2.removeAllItems();
CB2.addItem("-kap");
CB2.addItem("none");

dut.show();
}
else if ( cb.getSelectedItem() == "trans"){
CB2.removeAllItems();
CB2.addItem("-e");
CB2.addItem("-c");
CB2.addItem("-ipol");
CB2.addItem("-l");
CB2.addItem("none");

dut.show();
}
else if ( cb.getSelectedItem() == "line"){
CB2.removeAllItems();
CB2.addItem("-line");
CB2.addItem("none");

dut.show();
}


}
}
 
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Applets are not allowed to access the local filesystem of the client PC without the proper permissions, (usually this means you need to sign your jar file).
I am moving this to the Applets forum since you are't having a problem with the SWING GUI portion of the code.
 
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As Gregg said, Applets run in the "sandbox" with very limited access to system resources. The fact that the file permissions are set correctly doesn't do anything for you. The easiset way to handle this is to add a permission to the plugin policy file, java.policy, which is located in the lib/security subdirectory of the plugin's main directory. If your applet's codebase is http://www.mysite.com then you would add an entry like:

That will allow unfettered access to all system resources, which may not be what you want. You can limit it to specific permissions by using different permission types for example:

That would grant read permission to just the file "/home/ganesh/test/j2sdk_nb/bin.
 
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Originally posted by Michael Morris:
As Gregg said, Applets run in the "sandbox" with very limited access to system resources. The fact that the file permissions are set correctly doesn't do anything for you. The easiset way to handle this is to add a permission to the plugin policy file, java.policy, which is located in the lib/security subdirectory of the plugin's main directory. If your applet's codebase is http://www.mysite.com then you would add an entry like:

That will allow unfettered access to all system resources, which may not be what you want. You can limit it to specific permissions by using different permission types for example:

That would grant read permission to just the file "/home/ganesh/test/j2sdk_nb/bin.

 
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hi,
Sorry for the previous message posted( was a bit careless).
Thanks a lot for guiding me.But as I am quite new to java please tell me what is this plugin you are talking about ? Also I found a java.policy file in the following path C:\Program Files\j2sdk_nb\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\security.
Is it this java.policy file which I have to edit with the code you gave me ? Can I set the read permission for the whole directory ?
thanks in advance
ganesh.
 
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